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Family Weekend
Family Weekend helps the institution build stronger ties with its students and their families, aiding in future retention and recruitment efforts and fundraising and alumni relations.
CHARGE
The Committee will welcome the families of new and returning students into the greater University of Montana family of faculty, staff, administrators and students by planning and organizing UM's annual Family Weekend. The two-to-three-day weekend is traditionally planned around a Montana Grizzlies home football game and pre-game brunch and include a slate of other activities for parents, siblings and grandparents of current UM students that showcase the institution's strengths.
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Karen Schlatter, University Center Special Projects and Events, University Center
MEMBERS
Adrianne Smith, Director, University Center
Devin Carpenter, Program Manager, Enrollment Services
LeAnn Meyer, Director, Alumni Relations
Cary Shimek, Editor, University Relations
Erika Palmer, Director, Trademarks & Licensing
Darren Mason, Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing & Promotions, Intercollegiate Athletics
Colton Buford, Manager, UM Dining
Noah Durnell, ASUM President
Updated August 31, 2021